Kingpele:
Ok shame on u, u weren't aquited of your crimes against your own state, they ordered re trial on the basis that the judge who put u behind bars are not qualified to be on the seat, so you might still end up in jail, but even if u escape man justice there is one judge up there whom no one can bribe on your behalf, he will treat u as you treated public funds

freeze001:
Section396(7) of the Administration of Criminal K=Justice Act (ACJA) provides as follows:
'...notwithstanding the provision of any other law to the contrary, a Judge of the High Court who has been elevated to the Court of Appeal shall have dispensation to continue to sit as a High Court Judge only for the purpose of concluding any part-heard criminal matter pending before him at the time of his elevation and shall conclude the same within a reasonable time : Provided that this subsection shall not prevent him from assuming duty as a Justice of the Court of Appeal.”

The purpose of this provision is to cure the requirement of a matter to be tried afresh when a judge is elevated in order to save time. This is the current law today so why is the Supreme court relying on old, time-wasting provisions? The conviction is not quashed on the merits but on this issue already clearly addressed by statute?

SmartProf:
From what I read up there, the supreme Court has not acquitted him, but only ordered that the case be reassigned for trial

zikter:
I don't agree with you, at least not on this one. The whole blame should go to the high court, who assigned an unqualified judge to deliver judgement. Up holding the judgement would be outright miscarriage of Justice to Kalu, regardless that he stole. The defence saw a loop hole in the judgement and perfectly exploited it. The supreme Court did excenlently in the case on the contrary, not acquitting him but ordering reassignment. It is a technical judgement, yes, but the whole law and court process is built on technicalities. Additionally, emotions are not part of law but facts. The fact upon which Kalu challenged the lower judgement was valid under the law.

Sermwell:

that technicalities doesn't hold water please.....This is a funny position by the Supreme court. Section 396(7) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) provides as follows:
'...notwithstanding the provision of any other law to the contrary, a Judge of the High Court who has been elevated to the Court of Appeal shall have dispensation to continue to sit as a High Court Judge only for the purpose of concluding any part-heard criminal matter pending before him at the time of his elevation and shall conclude the same within a reasonable time : Provided that this subsection shall not prevent him from assuming duty as a Justice of the Court of Appeal.”

Sermwell:

that technicalities doesn't hold water please.....This is a funny position by the Supreme court. Section 396(7) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) provides as follows:
'...notwithstanding the provision of any other law to the contrary, a Judge of the High Court who has been elevated to the Court of Appeal shall have dispensation to continue to sit as a High Court Judge only for the purpose of concluding any part-heard criminal matter pending before him at the time of his elevation and shall conclude the same within a reasonable time : Provided that this subsection shall not prevent him from assuming duty as a Justice of the Court of Appeal.”

dangermouse:
Go and sin no more. We all know u are guilty before, so are all the other saints in this government.

tete7000:
He was not acquitted, he is to be rearraigned. Too early to celebrate.

ursamajor:

I agree with you.

Obiobidgbo14:

You no fit comot knife from him hand when he was on the ground Abi na now him dey stand,I tell you ,you no fit.

hush15:


That will never happen! That move by either justice idris or fg who is the prosecuting counsel was either intentional or mere stupidity out of conflict of interest on the part of the judge. How can you judge a case as both a federal high court judge initially and then as an appeal judge later in during the same proceedings and hearings? When I first read the post on a different thread about the judgement, the first thing that ran through my mind is how come this guy appealed at supreme court straight? Where is the appeal court into his case? Only to realised a stupid judge and a prosecutor tried playing two judges, one man.

But looking at it a holistically, it was either a deliberate technical move to open way for Kalu or the Judge was just being stupid. Also the prosecuting counsel were just foolish and incompetent or compromised. Its just common sense cos even me that didn't study law understands this. At the end of it all, the case will just be reassigned to one that will acquit him or fg will no longer push the case for prosecution till the time of blackmail suffice again under this present regime.

Kingpele:
Ok shame on u, u weren't aquited of your crimes against your own state, they ordered re trial on the basis that the judge who put u behind bars are not qualified to be on the seat, so you might still end up in jail, but even if u escape man justice there is one judge up there whom no one can bribe on your behalf, he will treat u as you treated public funds

post=89330287:

Why won't you agree with him?
Supporter of thieves and criminals who destroyed the foundation of our democracy.
Una go hear wehn, keep supporting evil and thieves.
Your unborn kids will have questions for you larrer in life.

PericomaNwankwo:


Lol, imagine person wey dey ready to fight Nairaland girls. (As in you're too dumb you don't even know that most of the girls here are actually boys) Na em want come dey mention me.



You're just a tool of entertainment .

dangermouse:
Go and sin no more. We all know u are guilty before, so are all the other saints in this government.

post=89330287:

Why won't you agree with him?
Supporter of thieves and criminals who destroyed the foundation of our democracy.
Una go hear wehn, keep supporting evil and thieves.
Your unborn kids will have questions for you larrer in life.